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Robbie Copeland

How Celtic banked £7.5m more than Rangers from Champions League earnings

It was a disappointing European campaign for both Glasgow clubs but UEFA paid Celtic in excess of £25million for their participation in the Champions League this season - with the Parkhead side banking £7.6m more than rivals Rangers.

The Old Firm sides both landed hefty paydays when they qualified for the top tier, with Ange Postecoglou 's side going straight in as league winners while Rangers fought through PSV to make the group stage, although neither team's campaigns went quite to plan.

The Hoops' two draws against Shakhtar Donetsk represented the only points picked up by Scotland's representatives in the Champions League as both bottomed out of their respective groups.

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